Registered Nurse; RN - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $30-42 per hour at Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit provides direct clinical care to cardiac patients, overseeing assessment, planning, and implementation of nursing care. This role includes supervising delegated staff, ensuring high-quality, safe, and cost-effective nursing services, and coordinating patient care following hospital standards and emergency protocols. The position requires adherence to safety, risk management, and infection control policies while supporting hospital incident command during emergencies.
Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a nursing job in Harlingen, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit

• Discipline: RN

• Duration:
Ongoing

• 36 hours per week

• Shift: 12 hours

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Employment Type:

Staff
This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.
Summary
This role provides direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis, and unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The role is accountable to support CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

• The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients.

• The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process.

• The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.

• Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime.

• Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy.

• Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster.

• Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.
Baptist Health System - San Antonio Job  #. Posted job title:
Registered Nurse (RN) - PCCU
Benefits

• Health Care FSA

• Dependent Care FSA

• Life insurance
Keywords:
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Care, Progressive Care Unit, Patient Care, Clinical Nursing, Hospital Nursing, Medication Administration, Emergency Response, Infection Control, Healthcare